Differential drop spacers necessary for 2" leveling kit?

Always hear talk of vibration and etc on here. I drive the next day and swear I have it. Beats the shit out of me...this ain't no Cadillac.

 

WTF? You lift for bigger tires. Plus the diff lowering spacers are not 2" for a 2" lift, less than 1 inch, and the diff is still higher than other stuff under the truck.

 

you might lift for bigger tires, that’s what spacer lifts are for. You Actually lift for increased clearance, and adding bigger tires gives you that much more clearance. your diffs are 2 of the lowest points under the truck (not the absolute lowest, but 2 very important and very low things) and also very worth protecting. Fact remains, dropping the diff after a lift is eliminating some of the benefits of a lift, and will drop the diff to below the frame decreasing its protection.

 

The dif drop only lowers the front of the front dif so it actually angles it down which could possibly put strain on the front driveshaft input.

Not sure if anyone has done any testing but it seems this "mod" is pretty worthless and could potentially cause more expensive damage than some prematurely worn CVs.

My vote - stop, no, and don't

 

precisely. Worthless. The only people I see defending them are the people duped in to buying/installing them.

 

Let me toss my two cents in. I run 285/70/17 with a 2” Procomp lvl kit. I bought the carrier spacers because it was my understand that it would minimize any shaft vibration. I tested them out for 500 miles, they didn’t change a thing. I have very minimal vibration as it is. I also spoke with two driveshaft specialty companies about doing a 1 piece shaft. They both said for the Tacoma it’s very heavy, and will likely cause premature wear of the yokes. The double knuckles that the trucks come with have enough play for leveling kits (Toyota tech stated). The carrier spacers are recommended for 4” and higher lifts is what I was told to make any difference. In the end I took them off and noticed no difference. Now they’re paperweights in my garage. Lol.

 

Not sure of your logic here. If someone just needs to run larger tires, a spacer or spring will do the same thing. Spacers will do nothing for articulation. Springs will give you both lift/clearance & articulation.

 

That's not entirely accurate. Clearance is only gained by trimming/cutting. Pull your coilovers out, bolt on your wheel/tire and use a jack to raise and lower it (simulating suspension cycling) while turning your steering wheel side to side. Only that way can you know if your wheel/tire has clearance or if you need to cut/trim.